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This is a follow-up to my last post on Software Asset Management (SAM) in the Cloud. I received clarification from the folks at Atea on a few points that were previously unclear to me. Before my original post, I was unsure about how Atea accounted for purchases and entitlements. These are a couple of key […]

A recent independent software asset management (SAM) survey was completed by Forester and The ITAM review with a base of about 200 IT asset management (ITAM) and IT service management (ITSM) pros. SAM is a ten year old initiative that has been on the back burner at many organizations, until recently. A couple of points […]

The point of offering SAM services in the Cloud is basically the same reason as any other software as a service (SasS) is being offered these days. The key reason is for organizations to reduce the cost of hosting the service themselves. I’ve seen lots of SAM service providers offering this service but not all […]

If you think about it, software asset management (SAM) programs are really a series of projects strung together to drive an organization to a higher lever of maturity. Usually, either the SAM Optimization Model or the Software License Optimization Maturity Model is used as a measure to determine the maturity level of the organization. As with any […]

There are many initiatives in organizations today that come and go like shifting sand. Each day there seems to be a new burning issue to resolve that replaces the one from yesterday. SAM concepts are relatively new to folks in the US. Some may wonder if software asset management (SAM) is one of those “fad” initiatives. After my first […]

Specialized applications such as those utilized by the Oil and Gas industry tend to be among the most expensive of all applications. Quite often these types of applications tend to utilize concurrent licensing. Here is a webinar to help you to optimize your organization’s use of this valuable asset. Attend this Webinar to learn about: […]

A recent post by Martin on The ITAM Review invites readers to supply input for a book he is currently working on entitled: Software Asset Management – The First Ninety Days . Martin provides a table of contents and is asking folks to submit additional topics they may find helpful. Click the link to read […]

It’s great to see the US Department of Defense (DOD) taking charge of their software assets, a govenement agency long known for having a sizable amount of waste in so many forms. According to one article “…Section 937 — the Software License Optimization provision — of the recently passed National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The law […]

Last month Flexera released upgrades to it’s SAM tools allowing for more Software Asset Management (SAM) features and functionality. One of the new product features is integration between FlexNet Manager Platform (FNMP) and App Portal (SCCM Expert). The two product upgrades allows App Portal to utilize the software asset data from FNMP in the following […]

Here is another article warning readers to be careful when calculating software licenses in a virtual environment. I have previously posted similar warnings about the issue. There is also a specific issue around dynamic resource management that can be especially tricky. Attempting to arrive at a license position using tools that do not specifically cater for […]

I believe the vast majority of organizations honestly try to avoid over using software license. Even so, the nature of software licensing actually facilitates mistakes causing noncompliance. This post lists some useful tips for avoiding mistakes by improperly calculating Microsoft licenses in your environment. Careful when deploying a version or edition that is different from […]

Do you rely on SCCM alone for software license compliance information? According to Microsoft, you should think again! About a month ago I posted on a pair of license management products from 1E that also offers integration with SCCM. Within that post, I also mentioned some similar products from 1Es competitors. One of the reasons […]